New apartments for Wolfsburg workers

28-Jan-53

Introduction:

In order to ease the chronic housing shortage in Wolfsburg, the property development company "VW-Wohnungsbau-Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH" is established, and builds 1,400 apartments. The swift growth of the workforce makes the creation of new housing an urgent task as public funds for these activities are limited. More than half of Volkswagen's employees come from outside Wolfsburg and commute to work, often up to 80 km. Providing company housing becomes an important instrument in creating a permanent workforce.